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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Pierre, SD · September 26, 1989

Date: September 26, 1989 · 14:45 local
Place: Pierre, SD
Airport: Pierre Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: RGKA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9085P
Reported as: Piper PA24260
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,510 total77 in this make and model77 in the last 90 days

N9085PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4556 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Electrical problems. Unable to lower landing gear. Landed with gear up on grass beside runway.

As the FAA filed it

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. UNABLE TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. LANDED WITH GEAR UP ON GRASS BESIDE RUNWAY.